Fire Extinguisher & Suppression Technician

• Location 9520 10th Avenue South,Suite 150,Seattle, WA, 98108,United States
• Base Pay $22.00 - $30.00 / Hour
• Employee Type Non Exempt - Full Time
• Required Degree High school
• Manage Others No

Position: Fire Extinguisher & Suppression Technician

Company: Columbia Fire, LLC

Location: Seattle, WA — Greater Seattle market, from Bellingham to Centralia

Reports To: Service Division Manager

Employment Type: Full-time, hourly, non-exempt (overtime eligible)

Bargaining Unit Status: Non-union

Incentive Eligibility: Uncapped revenue share — see Compensation

Travel: Daily local travel across the Greater Seattle market; rare travel to Oregon or Idaho; plus travel to our Albany, Oregon office for training, including an initial trip of up to one month (paid)

Columbia Fire has been protecting lives and property in the Seattle market since 2005. We design, install, inspect, and service fire sprinkler systems, fire alarm systems, suppression systems, and portable fire extinguishers across Western Washington.

Columbia Fire is a wholly owned subsidiary of Columbia Safety Services, LLC, which also operates Valley Fire Control, LLC in Oregon and Eastern Washington and FFF Protection in Idaho. We are building a formidable fire protection platform rooted in trust, execution, and long-term relationships.

Our core values guide how we operate:
Customer First, Grit, Effective Communication, Own the Outcome, Take Pride in the Work, and Do the Right Thing.

We have roughly 15 hours per week of existing extinguisher and kitchen suppression work in the Seattle market. That is a real book of business, and it needs a technician who can service it properly.

It is also not a full week. The rest of this seat is yours to build.

For practical purposes, Seattle is a new market for this line of work. We are not handing you a full route and asking you to run it. We are handing you a foundation and asking you to grow a business on top of it — and paying you a share of what you build.

This is a field-based, hands‑on seller‑doer seat. You will service portable fire extinguishers and pre‑engineered kitchen wet chemical suppression systems — inspecting, testing, maintaining, repairing, and installing — and you will spend a meaningful part of each week developing new business.

You will be in front of customers constantly, often as the only person from our company they see all year. You own that relationship and the revenue that comes from it.

If you have run your own route and wished you were paid for the business you brought in, this is that job.

• Inspect, test, maintain, repair, and install portable fire extinguishers in accordance with NFPA 10 and applicable local codes
• Inspect, test, maintain, repair, and install pre‑engineered kitchen wet chemical suppression systems in accordance with NFPA 17A and NFPA 96
• Perform recharge and hydrostatic testing of cylinders as required
• Service and install Amerex, Captive Aire, and related authorized equipment lines
• Support clean agent and special hazards suppression work as your certifications develop
• Identify deficiencies and clearly communicate required repairs and corrections
• Document all work accurately using company software (iPad‑based)
• Maintain truck stock and order supplies so you are ready for the next job
• Follow safety protocols and PPE requirements on every job
• Represent Columbia Fire professionally in every customer interaction

• Prospect for new customers in person — restaurants, commercial kitchens, schools, healthcare, retail, industrial, and multi‑family properties
• Build relationships with property managers, facility managers, building owners, and restaurant operators
• Quote and sell inspection,…